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Finding Rare Cannabinoids in Non-Cannabis Plants

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Cannabinoids, as they are known, exist in cannabis. Researchers from Israel’s Weizmann Institute recently reported that they found cannabigerolic acid (CBGA) and other rare cannabinoids in Helichrysum umbraculigerum, a perennial shrub informally known as the woolly umbrella. umbraculigerum flowers. move through the trichome.

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Cannabichromene, a Minor Cannabinoid with Major Upside

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The plant cannabinoid helps to facilitate proper dopamine neuron and glutamate receptor maturation. And while various cannabinoids regulate the formation of the nerve’s protective sheath, their neuronal regeneration depends on other functions of CBC. Life (Basel). 2023 Mar 9;13(3):742. doi: 10.3390/life13030742.

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Clinical Trial: Cannabinoid Administration Via a Metered-Dose Inhaler Is Safe and Effective for Chronic Pain Patients

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A 2017 literature review by the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine concluded , “There is conclusive or substantial evidence that cannabis or cannabinoids are effective for the treatment of chronic pain in adults.” Additional information regarding cannabinoids and pain appears online h ere.

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Cannabinoids May Promote a Good Night’s Sleep, Study Finds

Veriheal

Published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, the fresh data suggests that the cannabinoids found in cannabis, such as THC and CBD , may have potential as a treatment for sleep deprivation. Treating Insomnia With Cannabinoids. All of the study subjects self-administered cannabis products from the comfort of their own home.

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CBD Shops Shuttered in Hong Kong After Cannabinoid Is Categorized as ‘Dangerous’

Veriheal

The cannabinoid is forbidden in Chinese territory, along with 200 other drugs that are deemed “dangerous.” Previously, the cannabinoid was being brazenly added to skincare products, drinks, and edible items all over the city, but it’s quite a different story for consumers and business owners now, including the owners of HK Brewcraft.

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Beta-Caryophyllene: Terpene Powerhouse

Project CBD

Project CBD recently reported on studies indicating that cannabis terpenes — the compounds that give the plant its robust and distinctive smell — activate the CB1 cannabinoid receptor. What’s more, in the presence of THC (also a CB1 agonist), terpenes appear to modulate cannabinoid activity in varied and interesting ways.

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Nextleaf Focused on Owning The Largest Patent Portfolio for the Extraction, Distillation, and Delivery of Cannabinoids

Cannabis Law Report

Nextleaf Solutions’s technologies are focused on transforming cannabis or hemp biomass to a standardized cannabinoid oil as efficiently as possible. It’s capable of extracting cannabinoids from cannabis biomass in a non-flammable and inexpensive co-solvent system using a flow-through ultrasonic extraction system.